IRAQI COINS & CURRENCY

IRAQ COIN SET INCLUDES
UNSUAL SHAPES

This 4 coin set includes the coins used in Iraq from the 1970’s to the
1990’s. It was during this time that Saddam came to
power, fought a long, bloody war with Iran and invaded Kuwait which
triggered the United States involvement in the First Gulf
War. The set includes a number of odd shaped
coins. The 5
and 10 Fils both have scalloped edges. Also included is the
round 25, 50 and 100 Fils, All four coins show date palms on
one
side and the denomination on the other. The coins are
Uncirculated. It is an interesting and
historic set.

SQUARE COIN OF IRAQ
WITH SPELLING ERROR

Iraq
issued this square 500 Fils coin in 1982.
The 30mm nickel coin was struck at the British Royal Mint.
Rather than “500 Fils” the coins were denominated at “500
Falsan”. The error may be due the British engraver’s lack of
familiarity with Arabic. The coin features date palms, which
has long served as a source of food in the region.

OPERATION
DESERT STORM PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS

These
propaganda leaflets were prepared by the US Armed Forces and
air-dropped on Iraqi soldiers during the First Gulf War in
1991. They
were part of a PSYOP psychological warfare program to encourage the
Iraqis not to fight. They must have been effective, as almost
half of
the Iraqi soldiers defected, deserted or surrendered. This
set
includes 7 different genuine propaganda leaflets, including both color
and black and white issues. Included in the set is a popular
leaflet
printed to look like an Iraq 25 Dinar note picturing Saddam. What
better way to have a piece of propaganda picked
up than to make it look like real money! Click here for a
list of the leaflets provided
and their translations.

Item
IQ-PROP
SET OF 7 IRAQ WAR PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS, UNC.
$19.50

SADDAM'S LAST
BANKNOTE - SINGLE NOTES
& UNCUT SHEETS

This 10,000 Dinar note dated 2002 was the final note issued by Saddam
before he was driven from power by the United States. At that
time, it was the highest denomination note ever issued by
Iraq! Though the note had an official exchange rate
of over
$35,000, the people of Iraq had lost faith in Saddam and in reality the
note had little buying power. The front of bears a portrait
of
Saddam and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The reverse portrays
Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and a medieval Arabic astrolabe.
The university is one of the oldest in the world. Because Iraq was
under United Nations sanctions at the time, the note was printed
locally using the equipment and supplies available. As a
result
the note is crude compared to most currency. This crude but colorful,
genuine, high-denomination, Crisp Uncirculated note is a reminder of
Saddam's failed regime. The note catalogs for $7.50, however our
supplier in Iraq obtaintained the some notes for much less, so we will
pass the savings onto you. Our supplier in Iraq also managed
to
obtain some uncut sheets of five of the 10,000 Dinars notes. These are
most unusual and would make an unusual addition to a
collection or would make an excellent conversation piece if framed.

KURDISTAN COIN
CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE
REFERENDUM THAT DID NOT HAPPEN

The
Kurds in Iraq planned to hold a referendum in the fall of 2014 to
vote on Kurdish independence. To commemorate the event, and the almost
certain outcome of a vote for Kurdish independence, a group in the
United States arranged to have this multi-color 5000 Dinar coin
struck. One side of the 39mm copper nickel coin features the
Kurdish flag superimposed on a map of Iraqi Kurdistan with the legend "Kurdistan Independence"
in Arabic and English. The other side depicts
a stylized eagle from the Kurdish arms and the legend "Republic of
Kurdistan" and the date in Arabic and
English The sudden rise of the Islamic
State known as ISIS in the summer of 2014 threatened both Kurdish and
Iraqi territory and citizens. Under pressure from the United
States the referendum was indefinitely delayed so that Kurdish and
Iraqi soldiers could be used to fight the common threat of ISAS rather
than each other. It is an attractive coin commemorating an
event that never took place.